USF Battles Alzheimer’s With Coconut Oil | News Talk Florida | Florida's Leader In News: Taking coconut oil is a scientifically untested and unproven treatment for Alzheimer’s, dismissed by much of the scientific community. But Dr. Newport’s collection of positive anecdotes about nearly 275 patients who used coconut oil intrigued researchers at the University of South Florida’s Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute.
Byrd researchers recently received a $250,000 grant from a private foundation to conduct what is thought to be the first clinical trial of the effects of coconut oil on mild to moderate cases of Alzheimer’s disease.
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